Exchange Rates on July 21, 2011
(1) The average rates of the following currencies quoted by
commercial banks in Colombo for Telegraphic Transfers (TT) at 9.30 am are as follows:
Currency Buying Rate Selling Rate
US Dollar 108.67 110.35
Sterling Pound 174.87 178.99
Euro 153.86 158.13
Swiss Franc 131.08 135.48
Canadian Dollar 113.85 117.37
Australian Dollar 115.51 119.35
Singapore Dollar 88.99 91.61
Japanese Yen 1.3711 1.4135
(2) The approximate exchange rates of Gulf Currencies, based on previous day’s
market weighted average rate for the US$ are as follows:
Country Currency Indicative Rate
Bahrain Dinar 290.45
Kuwait Dinar 399.64
Oman Rial 284.40
Qatar Riyal 30.07
Saudi Arabia Riyal 29.20
UAE Dirham 29.81
(3) The Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPLR) and the Lowest Prime Rate (LPR)
during the week ended 15th July 2011 by all commercial banks was 9.53
percent and 7.70 percent respectively.
(4) The Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) of commercial banks
for the month of June, 2011 was 6.31 percent.
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